Tranquility

Tangning didn't care who the mother of this body was. Deep in his heart, his mother had always been the Lin Daiyu-like mother in his previous life.

No matter who his mother is now, whether she is a lady or a daughter in trouble, she is gone, and his father is just an ordinary craftsman.

He now has long-term worries and near-term worries.The near worry is what to eat at home when the new year's goods are finished, the wheat has not been confiscated, and the seeds have not been planted before the warm spring, what kind of firewood to burn at home after the snow has melted.Foresight is, what will he do in the future, what can the son of a carpenter do, at most he is only a carpenter, and he will not be able to farm the land until he dies.The father said that he would send him to school, but the school fee is not low, and whether he can get the things left by his mother is not a question, so let him just listen.

But this bracelet is a good thing, at least it can be used for incense. The fragrance smells very soothing, and it smells good when you put it next to the pillow at night.It's a pity that I'm too young to put it on. When my brother comes back, find a bag and put it in your pocket.

As the inventory at home became less and less, the kitchen slowly returned to the usual dull appearance without any oil stars. In a blink of an eye, when the snow melted, the weather became colder and the firewood at home decreased sharply. Today, it is the season of warm spring and flowers blooming. The severe winter has passed, can spring be far behind?

Tangning got a small errand in the past few days. The brothers put some steamed bread crumbs in the yard, and found a piece of wood to support a sieve. A thin thread was tied to the wood and stretched out along the window into the house. Tangning was in charge of watching the sieve. With the sieve, if a bird came down to peck at it, he would pull the thread. Whether he could catch it would depend on Tangning's ability.

Tang Ning was still fresh at the beginning. Lu Xun also wrote about this plot in an article. I didn't expect him to experience it.Soon, Tangning became bored. Lu Xun's writing was full of wit and humor because he had someone to play with.He never played with the children in the village, and the other children were not willing to play with him.

Despite being bored, Tangning, who drank clear soup for a few days with little water, still kept a good eye on her food. No matter how small a sparrow is, it is still meat.Being extremely bored, he took out the memories of his previous life that were about to be rummaged through.

Although Tang Ning was not popular in her previous life, she was still a second-generation ancestor after all, and she had seen many good things.But having seen it doesn't mean you can do it. Everyone knows glass, but he doesn't know how to do it.He racked his brains to think about what he would do. Even a small part could be sold for a good price in ancient times. Unfortunately, in his previous life, he was melancholy and self-closing in front of him, and he was tormenting his father in the middle. After that, he finally calmed down and drew well. Painting, and self-imposed exile.Because of his identity, he was rejected by his peers with similar family background. Except for having a girlfriend, his experience is very simple.In short, my previous life was a failed life of self-torsement.Tangning couldn't understand herself in her previous life, why was she making such a fuss, and wasn't happy with food and clothing?

The sound of flapping wings interrupted Tangning's thoughts. He was excited. He didn't expect a stupid bird to fall into the trap. He hurriedly pulled on the thread, and the sieve fell down and covered the hapless sparrow.The sparrow was still making the last struggle, the sieve was dragged out of place, and it was about to push the sieve away.Tangning ran out in a hurry, plopping, his whole body was pressed against the sieve, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling himself breaking out in a layer of cold sweat, and muttered, "It's not easy to catch a sparrow, those male protagonists in the novels can easily carry a wild boar down the mountain They must have been on steroids."

Suddenly, a bright light flashed through his mind, and he thought blissfully that he does not know those complicated techniques, but he can know the bow and crossbow, he can hunt with the bow and crossbow, he is completely fascinated by those novels Goldfinger dazzled and went astray.

In her previous life, Tangning was only interested in two things, painting and bows and crossbows.Although taekwondo is practiced every day, it is just a habit developed since childhood.He likes the vigorous and powerful style of bows and crossbows, which gives people a cold sense of danger; he likes the sound of bows and arrows passing by arrows, as if all the rage in his heart has been shot out.Although he looked cold and withdrawn in his previous life, he has inherited his mother's rich emotions in his bones. He needs to vent, and the bow and crossbow are his favorite way.Painting is also a way to vent emotions, but bow and crossbow are more direct and hearty.

He loves the crossbow and is familiar with every part of it, just like special forces love guns, they are familiar with every part of the gun, the material, model, and characteristics of each part.Tang Ning went through the parts and materials of the crossbow in her mind, and found that with the current family situation, she could make do with a small and simple crossbow, which was more than enough for beating small animals.

So, Tang Ning couldn't sit still any longer, so she found a bench to press on the sieve, and found a thin wooden stick in the utility room to write and draw on the ground, checking from time to time to see if Tang Mu was back.

In these two days of slack, Tang Mu followed Carpenter Tang to Zhaojiaduo to make a dowry box for a girl. Mrs. Tang took Niuniu and Carpenter Tang to visit her mother’s house along the way. Tang Yun went up the mountain to pick up firewood again. This monkey couldn’t sit still. , always love to run all over the mountain.

Carpenter Tang and Tang Mu stayed busy until dark before coming back. They met Tang Yun at the door. As soon as they entered, Tang Ning rushed over. They were all taken aback. Tang Ning seldom did such childish actions, but listening to When they heard the chirping birds in the yard, they thought it was Tangning who had caught a sparrow and ran over to beg for praise, so she praised him again and again, which made him very embarrassed.

In the evening, the sparrows became a pot of sparrow soup. Tangning and Niuniu ate the meat, while the others drank the soup.

After the meal, as soon as the three brothers returned to the house, Tangning grabbed the hem of Tang Mu's clothes with glaring eyes,

"Brother, I think of a bow and arrow that can be used for hunting."

Tang Mu said nothing, he was tired all day, but he still cheered up and listened to his brother's nagging.

"It is to separate the ordinary bow and arrow. The bow is fixed on a rectangular wooden bar. There is a thin groove on the wooden bar. The inside is polished and smooth, and bamboo arrows are placed in it. A hook is placed behind the hook. Hook the bowstring, connect a trigger under the hook, pull the trigger with your hand, the hook will shrink down, the string will be loose, hit the front bow and arrow, and the bow will be released. You can also put a sight at the back, so that not only It saves effort and is accurate." Tangning talked about what she was interested in, and began to chatter.

Tang Mu listened to it. He was originally a clumsy man. After thinking about it for a while, he found that although what Tangning said was a bit taken for granted, it was really feasible when he thought about it carefully. He asked,

"There is a way to fix the bow to the wooden bar. What is the hook like? What is the trigger? How to connect it? What about the sight?"

Tang Ning couldn't figure it out, so she asked her second brother to light an oil lamp and draw it with wooden sticks in the mud. The more Tang Mu looked at it, the more interesting it became, and a prototype gradually formed in his heart, and he praised his brother for being smart.

Tang Mu was also excited, and his exhaustion disappeared. There is no carpenter who does not like to make new things, and the technicians are crazy and never sleep.

"To be able to make such a bow and crossbow, you need light, tough, and somewhat hard wood. Metasequoia or boxwood is good, Gouzi, is there such wood in the mountains?"

Tang Yun also listened with gusto, "There are a lot of miles in the mountain, let's go up the mountain and cut some down when we have time."

"Well, let's do it tomorrow morning. We don't need much wood, and it won't take long. The wood will have to be dried in the shade after being cut." Tang Mu couldn't wait.

Tang Yun asked again: "Brother, what are these strings made of?"

Tang Mu was also not sure: "Should we use hemp rope?"

Tangning interjected, "Beef tendon is the best. You can also use tendon from other animals. You can also use horse mane."

Tang Mu cheerfully picked Tangning up, "Mao'er is so smart, he can come up with such a good idea."

Tangning thought to herself, now that I'm here, it's time to ask me how I came up with this idea.Regarding this question, he had already prepared it. The reason why he chose to tell Tang Mu instead of Tang Carpenter was because he and Tang Carpenter were not as close as Tang Mu, and Tang Carpenter might not be willing to accompany him to make this thing. The most important thing Yes, Carpenter Tang is an adult after all, so it's not easy to fool him.

Tang Mu felt that although the bow and crossbow were awesome, the principle was simple enough, everyone could understand it, but no one thought of it.So he insisted that he thought of it by himself, and no matter how he acted like a baby, according to how much these two elder brothers doted on him, he would not embarrass himself.

However, as Tangning waited and waited, the two elder brothers didn't ask any questions. Instead, they discussed where to cut trees tomorrow morning. If they didn't ask, he felt awkward instead, so Tang Mu sent him to the door stupidly.

"Brother, why don't you ask me how I thought of it?"

"Cats are smart. Our cats are the smartest kids in the world." Tang Mu thought Tangning was acting coquettishly and begging for praise. The illiterate villager had very few praise words in his head, so he could only repeat a sentence over and over.

"How does Big Brother know that cats are smart?" Tangning continued to ask

"Because the cat is Mother's child." The corner of Tangning's mouth twitched. He knew that every time it was due to Mother.

He understood the incomparable status of his mother in the hearts of the two brothers. His mother had to look so disastrous to the country and the people, so that the two brothers could worship him as gods. It is a matter of course.

In other words, Tang Ning could make a fuss, because he was his mother's child.But apart from the bow and crossbow, he has nothing to show for it.

On the second day, the two brothers went up the mountain and carried a large branch back, peeled off the skin, and put it in the sundry room to dry.

Tang Mu also found some leftovers suitable for bows and crossbows in the sundry room, and he could make a small crossbow with it.He intends to practice with this first.

After pondering for a few days, and with Tangning's on-site guidance, the world's first miniature crossbow was finally born. Holding the crossbow, Tangning couldn't put it down, grinding it with a file all day long until the crossbow was smooth and smooth. Just a bowstring short.

On this day, Tang Carpenter and Tang Mu were doing carpentry work at home, Mrs. Tang was handling the seeds, Tang Yun went out for a walk again, Tang Ning continued to guard the sieve, pointing back and forth with a bow and crossbow.

Suddenly, a panting person from Zhang De's house in the village broke into the door and shouted:

"It's not good, Tang Da, something happened to your second dog!"

The author has something to say: When I looked back at Chapter 1 today, I found two small bugs.One is a thatched cottage, and the other is the nickname of Tang wood. What was written in Chapter 1 is a stone, in fact, what I wrote in my outline is also a stone.Later, when I wrote Chapter 2, I thought the carpenter's son should be called Wood, so I changed it.

In fact, I regret giving Tang Mu this name, because it is only one word away from Tang Carpenter, and it is easy to be fooled.I also regret giving this book this name, it’s plain, and I didn’t want Xiao Gong to be called Zhiyuan.

In addition, regarding the three wives Tang Carpenter married, the first wife is an ordinary village woman who gave birth to Tang Mu and Tang Yun, the second wife is a beautiful woman who gave birth to Tang Ning, and the third wife is a widow with a little more beauty than the village women.In the previous chapters, the mother Tang Yun mentioned was actually the second wife.Because when the first wife died, Tang Yun was still very young, and he met the second wife when he remembered, so the mother in Tang Yun's mind was the second wife.The eldest wife is just soy sauce. I didn’t explain clearly when I wrote it. Thank you for your correction.

This chapter is a transitional chapter. I spent two hours studying the principle of lowering the bow and crossbow, but when I wrote it, I found that it didn't need to be so detailed.The more I write, the more verbose I feel.Moreover, my literary talent is mediocre, and I feel that the stories are also mediocre. It seems that my articles need to be stimulated.

The story I wrote is quite vulgar, and I just wrote it because I like to watch the plot of the imperial examination, but I will stick to it.